Gymshorts are a Rhode Island-based four-piece stoner punk band fronted by Sarah Greenwell. Their third album Knock, Knock! is due for release on August 20th. In just under 90 seconds, new single You Blew It fills the listener in on what to expect from the group’s new record; loud, fast and heavy. Stream it here. Continue reading Gymshorts – You Blew It
Fucked Up have announced details of a new album Dose Your Dreams, and have shared the first single from it, Raise Your Voice Joyce. The long player is out on the 5th Oct via their new label Merge Records and it reconnects with characters first introduced in their excellent album David Comes To Life. The new record also features contributions from J Mascis, Miya Folic, Owen … Continue reading Fucked Up – Raise Your Voice Joyce
Lots of tasty covers this week… The Devil Makes Three – Bad Idea Jacuzzi Boys – Song For The Man (Beastie Boys cover) D.A. Stern – I Don’t Know (Beastie Boys cover) The Dirty Nil – Pain Of Infinity Beak> – Brean Down William Elliott Whitmore – Fear Of Trains (Magnetic Fields cover) Phoebe Bridgers – The Gold (Manchester Orchestra cover) David Bazan – Thread … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Lovin’ Scoundrels is a 70s punk-inspired country rock and roll band from Brooklyn, NY. Forged of equal parts Waylon Jennings and Johnny Thunders, the band plays hard-living, booze-soaked anthems. They have posted a few pay-what-you-want tracks up on Bandcamp here, that are well worth checking out, or just listen to the wearily melancholic Cigarette Beer below… Continue reading Introducing >>> Lovin’ Scoundrels
Parquet Courts – Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (Ramones cover) Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros – London Is Burning Woolen Men – Brick Horizon Muncie Girls – Falling Down Sinister Purpose – Warp Yr Head The Shifters – Work/Life, Gym Etc Cash Savage & The Last Drinks – Pack Animals together PANGEA – Money On It (Acoustic) Elephant Micah – Surf B Thee MVPs … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
SISTERAY have now announced the release of a brand new EP Sisteray Said this September, ahead of a UK tour that includes a headline show at London’s 100 Club. The EP delivers on all the London four-piece’s early promise, with four brilliantly inspired tracks railing against the modern age. When punk is done with as much raw energy, sweat, wit and intelligence as this, it’s … Continue reading SISTERAY – Algorithm Prison
Emerging from the darkest depths of Hackney Wick in London comes garage-rock outlaws Sleep Eaters with their brilliantly catchy debut single Ghost on Fire out on Strong Island Recordings via digital and a limited run of handmade tapes. It is just over two minutes of cacophonous, fuzzed out, desert, cowboy garage-rock, that sounds like a feral cross between The Black Lips, The Stooges and the … Continue reading Introducing >>> Sleep Eaters
London garage punk quintet Claw Marks (featuring members of Boneyards, Human Hair, and Insecure Men) have announced details of their debut album Hee Hee, which will see a release via Punk Slime Recordings on 17th August (pre-order here). Showcasing the band’s many strengths, it’s a roaring statement, mixing chaotic garage punk and slower, more menacing tracks, bringing to mind both Pissed Jeans and The Birthday Party. … Continue reading Introducing >>> Claw Marks
Slaves – Cut And Run Low – Quorum Protomartyr (feat. Kelley Deal) – You Always Win Jon Spencer – Do The Trash Can M. Ward – Miracle Man Menace Beach (feat. Brix Smith) – Black Rainbow Sound Muncie Girls – Picture Of Health Culture Abuse – Dip Interpol – The Rover Jason Isbell – The Assassin (Patterson Hood cover) Lumerians – Space Curse Death Cab … Continue reading Thirteen Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
LA punks FIDLAR have shared a reimagining of Pink Floyd’s 1975 classic Have A Cigar. Not only that it features Dr. Dre and AM! Watch the video below and you can catch them on two UK dates next month too – July 18th at Kentish Town Forum in London and the following night at the Ritz in Manchester. Continue reading FIDLAR cover Pink Floyd
The Mad Mackerel 